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Devendra Fadnavis’ Konkan tourism push amid India-Maldives row

Within the midst of the India-Maldives controversy, Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, took to social media to encourage residents to discover the Konkan area.

“While you #ExploreIndianIslands, don’t miss out visiting Konkan and get mesmerised by one of many best examples of architectural prowess of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj…” Fadnavis wrote together with footage of the Konkan area(X/Devendra Fadnavis)

Taking to X Fadnavis posted on Tuesday, “While you #ExploreIndianIslands, don’t miss out visiting Konkan and get mesmerised by one of many best examples of architectural prowess of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Sindhudurg Fort to India’s first built-in Scuba diving Faculty MTDC’s Indian Institute of Scuba Diving and Aquatic Sports activities (IISDA) (PADI) at Tarkarli Seaside with breathtaking view and expertise of the grand Arabian Sea.”

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Fadnavis’s remarks adopted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current go to to the Lakshwadeep islands, the place he posted picturesque photographs clicked throughout his keep within the union territory.

Within the first week of January, PM Modi posted footage from his go to to Lakshadweep on X. He wrote, “Just lately, I had the chance to be among the many individuals of Lakshadweep. I’m nonetheless in awe of the beautiful fantastic thing about its islands and the unbelievable heat of its individuals.”

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“For individuals who want to embrace the adventurer in them, Lakshadweep must be in your record. Throughout my keep, I additionally tried snorkelling – what an exhilarating expertise it was!” he added.

Maldivian Deputy Minister of Youth Empowerment, Mariyam Shiuna, reportedly made a derisive and disrespectful comment about PM Modi throughout his go to to the Indian island cluster in a now-deleted publish. One other chief Abdulla Mahzoom Majid stated “Concentrating on the Maldives so explicitly is not diplomatic.”Following an outrage and a powerful protest by New Delhi, Male distanced itself from the ministers’ remarks, calling it ‘private opinions’. Mariyam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid had been suspended by the Mohammad Muizzu authorities.

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